Birmingham Science Park Aston
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Birmingham Science Park Aston,
Description
Two campuses
BSPA is wholly owned by Birmingham City Council. To pave the way for a £35 million development zone, it is now presented as two campuses; the Science & Technology Campus and the Innovation Birmingham Campus.[2]
The Science and Technology Campus
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The Science & Technology Campus encompasses a range of multi-occupied and headquarters style single occupancy buildings owned by
The Innovation Birmingham Campus
The Innovation Birmingham team
The Innovation Birmingham strategy
The Innovation Birmingham
Innovation Birmingham Campus membership
For technology companies that are a little more established, or not suitable for a structured support programme, Innovation Birmingham also offers Membership packages. Members instantly become part of the community and gain access to a range of additional services and opportunities designed to accelerate the development of their business. There are a variety of different packages to suit the flexible requirements and budget of a growing tech company.
Entrepreneurs for the Future centre (e4f)
This ERDF supported incubation centre is specifically focused on creating new innovative technology ventures. It provides a flexible, highly connected and collaborative environment to
The objective of the e4f
In addition to free use of the facilities, e4f provides
Within the first nine months of being enrolled onto e4f, the Innovation Birmingham[2] team and mentor base works with the new business founders to create a value proposition, assisting with the process of becoming revenue generating and/or securing investment funding. Start-ups in e4f can take advantage of well-established links with funds such as Finance Birmingham's Tech Fund.[7]
West Midlands Regional Innovation Centre
A new regional hub funded by Climate-KIC[8] – Europe's largest public-private partnership focused on tackling climate change – was launched by Innovation Birmingham[2] in 2014. The West Midlands Regional Innovation Centre receives in excess of €2 million of funding per annum, spread across a number of local initiatives. Innovation Birmingham has created 10 new jobs to run the centre.
The centre's main initiatives are; Pioneers into Practice – a grant-funded European exchange programme for low carbon specialists; the Low Carbon Accelerator Programme for start-up businesses; and a range of grant-funded education programmes aimed at students, professionals and organisations.
Cisco's National Virtual Incubator
Innovation Birmingham is a founding node in this pioneering network, which connects business incubation centres and research institutions around the UK via state-of-the-art
Mentoring sessions and multi-location live events are being delivered across the NVI network, enabling initial introductions and follow up meetings to take place irrespective of geography. The high-definition quality available through Cisco's video conferencing equipment ensures valuable ‘face time’ can be orchestrated without the need for costly and time-sapping travel.
LAUNCH
Over 20 gaming companies have already been nurtured in the e4f centre,[5] with many more established studios relocating to the Innovation Birmingham Campus[2] over recent years.
The Innovation Birmingham team run a year-round programme of events for those working in the gaming or mobile app industries. The events are also targeted at students, graduates and anyone looking to launch a career in gaming.
There are at least seven LAUNCH[9] events per year, with speakers drawn from gaming companies, such as Codemasters, Microsoft, Playground Games, Rebellion Developments and Vodafone Games.
Innovation Birmingham has invested in infrastructure to increase its broadband connectivity to 30
£35 million development zone
The £35 million development zone will enable significant expansion of the Innovation Birmingham Campus.
Innovation Birmingham is developing the new buildings in partnership with Stourport-on-Severn headquartered Thomas Vale Construction Ltd,[11] which is part of one of the world's leading construction groups, Bouygues Construction.[12] Three to five buildings are proposed in total, delivering 11,500 sq m (120,000 sq ft) of new space for Birmingham’s tech community.
iCentrumTM
The first phase of the development zone will be the delivery of the £8 million iCentrumTM
In addition to flexible office space, a wider membership offering will be provided at iCentrumTM, promoting a cross-sector innovation exchange to generate new products and services across Greater Birmingham’s enterprise community. iCentrumTM will bring together agile and smart working environments with the business incubator culture, creating a statement facility that will enable Birmingham to reach out to the world.
Serendip incubator
A new tech incubator concept will be delivered within the iCentrumTM building, called "Serendip".
This new concept in incubation will ensure iCentrumTM, public sector organisations and large corporates to drive delivery of products and services.
History
Birmingham Science Park Aston[1] is owned by Birmingham Technology Ltd., which was jointly owned by Lloyds TSB,[16] Birmingham City Council[17] and Aston University,[18] until 2008. During 2008 there was restructuring, and the science park is now wholly owned by Birmingham City Council. Aston University continue to sit on the board and provide services such as management support and equity capital to firms at the science park. The science park was opened in 1983 and was designed to overcome the reluctance of London-based firms to invest outside of South East England.
The first building to be opened was the Business and Innovation Centre, in 1983 by
Access
The Science Park is near the end of the
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Innovation Birmingham Campus, Innovation Birmingham, Birmingham Science Park Aston". innovationbham.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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- ^ a b c "e4f.Incubator – entrepreneurs for the future – Startups – Birmingham's leading technology start-up location". e4f.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "e4f.Incubator – entrepreneurs for the future". e4f.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Start a tech or casino business in the UK - Entrepreneurs for Future". E4F. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Finance Birmingham partners with expert tech fund to boost local firms' growth". financebirmingham.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Climate KIC – West Midlands Regional Innovation Centre (RIC) – Innovation Birmingham". innovationbham.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "LAUNCH Presents: Marmalade hosted by bluegfx". Innovation Birmingham. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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- ^ "Home Page – Thomas Vale". thomasvale.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Bouygues Construction". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Office developments in Birmingham, Digital Plaza – Innovation Birmingham". innovationbham.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Get the inside track on Innovation Birmingham's iCentrum development – Innovation Birmingham". innovationbham.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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- ^ "Birmingham City Council". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Aston University – The UK's leading university for business and employability". aston.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
Further reading
- Jones, Tamlyn (13 May 2014). "Aston Science Park founder Dr Derek Harris dies". Birmingham Post.
- Web administrator. "Aston Science Park". Aston Science Park. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008.